{"id":377869,"date":"2021-03-03T06:23:17","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=377869"},"modified":"2021-03-03T06:23:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T14:23:17","slug":"ricky-simon-calls-out-sean-omalley-willing-to-take-fight-on-short-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ricky-simon-calls-out-sean-omalley-willing-to-take-fight-on-short-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricky Simon calls out Sean O’Malley, willing to take fight on short notice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rising UFC bantamweight contender Ricky Simon wants to fight Sean O’Malley, and would even be willing to do so on short-notice.<\/p>\n

Simon is currently riding a trio of impressive victories over Ray Borg, Gaetano Pirrello and Brian Kelleher, which separated him from a hype-deflating loss to Urijah Faber.<\/p>\n

Buoyed by these wins, Simon is once again in a position to start calling his shots, and one of the men he wants to fight is O’Malley.<\/p>\n

O’Malley was recently experienced the first loss of his career at the hands\u2014and legs\u2014of Marlon “Chito” Vera, and will look to get back on track against Thomas Almeida at UFC 260<\/a> later this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know O\u2019Malley\u2019s not taking that fight [with me],\u201d Simon told MMA Fighting<\/a>. \u201cI mean, I was surprised he took that \u2018Chito\u2019 fight. I\u2019m not a big gambler, but I saw how much a favorite O\u2019Malley was and put some money down on my boy, because I was thinking this was not going to be good for O\u2019Malley.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think I\u2019m the worst style for him \u2013 someone who is going to grind him out, wrestle, put him on his back, dropping crazy elbows on top of him,” Simon added. “No. He doesn\u2019t want that.<\/p>\n

\u201cAsk my manager how long I\u2019ve been asking for that fight,” Simon concluded. “He keeps telling me, \u2018Ricky, they\u2019re not going to give it to you. You can try all you want but O\u2019Malley\u2019s not taking that fight.\u2019 That\u2019s just my opinion. He could prove me wrong, and I\u2019m always ready. I\u2019m staying in shape and if anything happens to Almeida, I\u2019ll be ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the same interview, Simon also called for a fight with MMA legend Frankie Edgar, who is riding a tough, knockout loss to Cory Sandhagen.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t know if this fight makes as much sense, but I know\u00a0Frankie Edgar is going to take some time off and heal up,” Simon said. “When he\u2019s ready, early summer right around then, that would be a good one, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always looked up to Frankie,” Simon added. “I\u2019ve always watched him fight, and I even stole some of his setups, some of the stuff he does so. I mean, sh*t, give me another chance at a legend. I blew it the first time. Sh*t, give me a second shot at it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who do you want to see Ricky Simon fight next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rising UFC bantamweight contender Ricky Simon wants to fight Sean O’Malley, and would even be willing to do so on short-notice. Simon is currently riding a trio of impressive victories over Ray Borg, Gaetano Pirrello and Brian Kelleher, which separated him from a hype-deflating loss to Urijah Faber. 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